Management of the Kidney Transplant Patient with Chronic Hepatitis C Infection by Ignatius Y. S. Tang, Natasha Walzer, Nidhi Aggarwal, Ivo Tzvetanov, Scott Cotler, Enrico Benedetti

“…Interferon should be avoided after kidney transplant except for treatment of life-threatening liver injury, such as fibrosing cholestatic hepatitis. …”
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Validity of Cardiovascular Risk Prediction Models in Kidney Transplant Recipients by Holly Mansell, Samuel Alan Stewart, Ahmed Shoker

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A Review on JC Virus Infection in Kidney Transplant Recipients by Serena Delbue, Mariano Ferraresso, Luciana Ghio, Camilla Carloni, Silvia Carluccio, Mirco Belingheri, Alberto Edefonti, Pasquale Ferrante

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Tacrolimus trough level and oxidative stress in Tunisian kidney transplanted patients by Mariam Ammar, Soumaya Yaich, Ahmed Hakim, Hanen Ghozzi, Zouheir Sahnoun, Mohamed Ben Hmida, Khaled Zghal, Lobna Ben Mahmoud

“…Background The effect of tacrolimus (TAC) on oxidative stress after kidney transplantation (KT) is unclear. This study aimed to evaluate the influence of TAC trough levels of oxidative stress status in Tunisian KT patients during the post-transplantation period (PTP).Methods A prospective study including 90 KT patients was performed. …”
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Hepatic Kaposi Sarcoma after Kidney Transplantation: A Case Report by Seunghyeon Roh, Myoung Seok Lee, Siwon Jang, Min Hoan Moon, Joon Koo Han

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Adjuvant Ciprofloxacin for Persistent BK Polyomavirus Infection in Kidney Transplant Recipients by David Arroyo, Sindhu Chandran, Parsia A. Vagefi, David Wojciechowski

“…BK virus (BKV) infection is a common complication following kidney transplantation. Immunosuppression reduction is the cornerstone of treatment while adjuvant drugs have been tried in small uncontrolled studies. …”
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Kidney Transplantation: The Challenge of Human Leukocyte Antigen and Its Therapeutic Strategies by Tilahun Alelign, Momina M. Ahmed, Kidist Bobosha, Yewondwossen Tadesse, Rawleigh Howe, Beyene Petros

“…Kidney transplantation remains the treatment of choice for end-stage renal failure. …”
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Use of a microvascular anastomotic coupler device for kidney transplantation in rats by Henrik Lauer, Jana Ritter, Patrick Nachtnebel, Kathrin Simmendinger, Emily Lerchbaumer, Vladyslav Kavaka, Dominik Steiner, Jonas Kolbenschlag, Adrien Daigeler, Johannes C. Heinzel

Subjects: “…Kidney transplantation…”
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Severe Necrotizing Adenovirus Tubulointerstitial Nephritis in a Kidney Transplant Recipient by Ravi Parasuraman, Ping L. Zhang, Dilip Samarapungavan, Leslie Rocher, Alan Koffron

“…Adenoviruses (AdV) are emerging pathogens with a prevalence of 11% viruria and 6.5% viremia in kidney transplant recipients. Although AdV infection is common, interstitial nephritis (ADVIN) is rare with only 13 biopsy proven cases reported in the literature. …”
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Predicting kidney graft function and failure among kidney transplant recipients by Yi Yao, Brad C. Astor, Wei Yang, Tom Greene, Liang Li

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Graft-versus-Host Disease after Living-Unrelated Kidney Transplantation by N. Zacharias, M. H. Gallichio, D. J. Conti

“…We report a case of GVHD in a 48-year-old man after living-unrelated kidney transplantation at another center. Six months postoperatively he developed a skin rash, anorexia, and diarrhea that resulted in malnutrition and a 90 pound weight loss. …”
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Fusarium Infection in a Kidney Transplant Recipient Successfully Treated with Voriconazole by Ahmed M. Alkhunaizi, Ali M. Bazzi, Ali A. Rabaan, Elwaleed A. Ahmed

“…We report a case of a kidney transplant recipient who developed infection with Fusarium species. …”
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Successful Kidney Transplantation for End-Stage Renal Disease in Marfan's Syndrome by Makoto Ryosaka, Kazuya Omoto, Taiji Nozaki, Kazuhiko Yoshida, Yugo Sawada, Hajime Hirano, Tomokazu Shimizu, Hideki Ishida, Kazunari Tanabe

“…ESRD patients with Marfan’s syndrome might be suitable for kidney transplantation, but long-term and careful observations are needed.…”
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A large pruritic plaque in a patient with 2 kidney transplants by Chiel F. Ebbelaar, MD, PharmD, Sadhanna Badeloe, MD, PhD, Anne M.R. Schrader, MD, PhD, Elsemieke I. Plasmeijer, MD, PhD

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A Mixed Method Study on Kidney Transplant Recipients’ Quality of Life by Bheru Singh Chundawat, Dharmesh Chaturvedi, Vaneshvar Suthar, Kapil Gupta, Kaushlendra Singh Yadav, Shweta Pattnaik

Subjects: “…kidney transplant…”
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Renal Mucormycosis: A Rare and Potentially Lethal Complication of Kidney Transplantation by SreyRam Kuy, Chun He, David C. Cronin

“…Renal mucormycosis is a rare and potentially lethal complication of kidney transplantation. We describe two cases of renal mucormycosis following deceased donor kidney transplantation. …”
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Retrospective Study Looking at Cinacalcet in the Management of Hyperparathyroidism after Kidney Transplantation by Habib Mawad, Hugues Bouchard, Duy Tran, Denis Ouimet, Jean-Philippe Lafrance, Robert Zoël Bell, Sarah Bezzaoucha, Anne Boucher, Suzon Collette, Vincent Pichette, Lynne Senécal, Michel Vallée

“…Discontinuing cinacalcet within the first month of kidney transplantation often leads to hypercalcemia. Cinacalcet appears to be an effective treatment of hypercalcemic hyperparathyroidism in kidney transplant recipients. …”
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Transfusion-Dependent Anemia in a Simultaneous Pancreas and Kidney Transplant Recipient by Jeevan Prakash Gopal, David Taube, John Martin, Simona Deplano, Saral Desai, Vassilios Papalois, Anand Sivaprakash Rathnasamy Muthusamy

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Fungal Infections in Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Comprehensive Narrative Review by Maria Mazzitelli, Federico Nalesso, Alberto Enrico Maraolo, Vincenzo Scaglione, Lucrezia Furian, Annamaria Cattelan

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Logistic Regression Model in a Machine Learning Application to Predict Elderly Kidney Transplant Recipients with Worse Renal Function One Year after Kidney Transplant: Elderly KTbot by Ubiracé Fernando Elihimas Júnior, Jamila Pinho Couto, Wallace Pereira, Michel Pompeu Barros de Oliveira Sá, Eduardo Eriko Tenório de França, Filipe Carrilho Aguiar, Diogo Buarque Cordeiro Cabral, Saulo Barbosa Vasconcelos Alencar, Saulo José da Costa Feitosa, Thais Oliveira Claizoni dos Santos, Helen Conceição dos Santos Elihimas, Emilly Pereira Alves, Marcio José de Carvalho Lima, Frederico Castelo Branco Cavalcanti, Paulo Adriano Schwingel

“…Renal replacement therapy (RRT) is a public health problem worldwide. Kidney transplantation (KT) is the best treatment for elderly patients’ longevity and quality of life. …”
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